As I noted in my search for some advanced commentaries/texts I am trying to broaden my practice.

Is anyone familar with literary works that deal with Kayagatasati (mindfulness of the body); Maranassati (mindfulness of death) and the other sutta mentioned mindfulnesses <---- haha that is probably not a word .

I am hoping for detailed texts like one finds in the Satipatthana and Anapanasati contexts.

Thanks guys!

(((No mentioning access to insight, I am looking for commentary or detailed works))).

Advanced works are all the better (Advanced in the sense of dealing with the subject in it's "fullness" and "breadth")).

The best that I know are the corresponding sections found in Visuddhimagga.

"Life is a struggle. Life will throw curveballs at you, it will humble you, it will attempt to break you down. And just when you think things are starting to look up, life will smack you back down with ruthless indifference..."

Maybe it's just one of those things where most of the classic texts have not been translated out of pali and the scholarly work in religious studies departments is in the western direction of judeo-christian/islam.

Christopherxx wrote:Hmm sure seems there are only a few of those high level texts.

Maybe it's just one of those things where most of the classic texts have not been translated out of pali and the scholarly work in religious studies departments is in the western direction of judeo-christian/islam.

what a shame.

Enough of the major Pāli treatises have been translated into English, but most of them primarily deal with issues other than practical meditation instructions. With regard to you initial question, as Alex has already mentioned, the most complete presentation of practice instructions on each of those meditation subjects is found in the Visuddhimagga. Another interesting little text which deals with the contemplations from the Girimānanda Sutta is The Girimānanda Sutta: Ten Contemplations with the Commentary from the Sāratthasamuccaya.